It’s not every day that a product stands apart from all others, so when something hits the scene, it pays to know what’s going on. Such is the case with Urwahn and their seat tube-less Street Hawk, a cycling platform filled with tons of tech and R&D.
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Folks, Urwahn is one of those crews that you can identify simply by seeing their products. Why? Because there’s no other team on the market that can build a bike quite like theirs. I mean it; even big-name brands don’t have the brass to do what this team has successfully achieved.
Sure, there have been one or two names that build a similar frame, but not quite the same. This includes Urtopia , a team that hasn’t had much movement in recent times, and F1’s Fernando Alonso with his Kimoa e-bike. Those, however, are bikes built out of carbon fiber, while Urwahn is using age and timeless steel.
But not just any steel; Urwahn actually manufactures frame components separately using a 3D printer and then welds them together to create the beautiful shape you see. Best of all, the moment you eliminate a bicycle seat tube, something magical happens; typically, they fall apart!
Yet, I’ve ridden an Urwahn machine, and all I have to say about it is that it’s one of the softest and most powerful rides I’ve experienced in a long time. The lack of that seat tube allows the frame to flex just enough to soften up your rides, and for […]
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